Laura said she would like to see a woman on the court and that the opposition to Miers may have been sexist. Laura Bush is also not an elected official or a spokesperson for the GOP. GWB's views are the ones that count. The Dems would like you to believe that Conservatives are anti-women. Hillary will be playing the gender card in 2008.
Well let's see: Hannity, Ann Coulter, Rush, Savage, and Laura Ingraham all spoke very highly of Janice Rogers Brown. And Laura Bush dropped her gender stink bomb. And Team Bush allowed that stink bomb to linger. What member of the Bush team broke out the lysol? How much was dispensed?
They [Hannity, Ann Coulter, Rush, Savage, and Laura Ingraham] spoke highly of her because of qualifications and judicial philosophy. However, they were not pushing her as the leading candidate. Even if they were, they do not speak for rank and file conservatives. They speak for themselves.
Laura Bush is entitled to her opinion. Linger? Only in the minds of those who wish to make the views of the unelected and unaccountable First Lady a political issue. The best course is to ignore her remarks and move on.
But I'm supposed to not say anything about a man being chosen? Why not? I'm not saying he's a bad choice. I'm just pointing out that Bush may have factored this choice in. And I'm curious how firmly he will stand by his man when the left goes at him.
If you see the SCOTUS as a place for quotas and not judicial excellence, then gender, race, religion, ethnicity, etc., are relevant to your distorted world view and matter. I don't care who Bush nominates for judicial postitions as long as they are qualified and have an originalist judicial philosophy.
Sure people should feel good, but to get it right: feel good about THEIR accomplishment. This is our chance, as many are saying. They are saddled up and ready to fight. The question I have, is Bush ready to fight as well? I'm not so sure.
Bush not ready to fight for HIS nominee? Do you really believe he wants to see Alito go down in flames and start all over again? Of course he will fight, and this time he will have his posse with him. i.e., his conservative base.